Washington Huskies season preview

August 29, 2014

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Quarterbacks

Petersen and the Huskies got an unwelcome distraction when redshirt sophomore Cyler Miles, the team’s presumed starter at quarterback, was involved in an alleged assault the night of Super Bowl XLVIII along with receiver Damore’ea Stringfellow. Miles (above) was suspended for spring football, but Petersen ultimately reinstated him after it was revealed he wouldn’t face charges from the incident.

Petersen did ban Miles for the season opener at Hawaii, which fellow sophomore Jeff Lindquist will start after beating out redshirt freshman Troy Williams for the job. After the opener, Miles is expected to win back the starting role, though Lindquist and Williams could also see action.

Miles is the only one with game experience, completing 37 of 61 pass attempts last season for 418 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions in relief of Keith Price. All three quarterbacks were highly touted coming out of high school, and Petersen — an accomplished developer of quarterbacks — should be able to turn a perceived weakness into a strength sooner than later.

Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images

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Quarterbacks

Petersen and the Huskies got an unwelcome distraction when redshirt sophomore Cyler Miles, the team’s presumed starter at quarterback, was involved in an alleged assault the night of Super Bowl XLVIII along with receiver Damore’ea Stringfellow. Miles (above) was suspended for spring football, but Petersen ultimately reinstated him after it was revealed he wouldn’t face charges from the incident.

Petersen did ban Miles for the season opener at Hawaii, which fellow sophomore Jeff Lindquist will start after beating out redshirt freshman Troy Williams for the job. After the opener, Miles is expected to win back the starting role, though Lindquist and Williams could also see action.

Miles is the only one with game experience, completing 37 of 61 pass attempts last season for 418 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions in relief of Keith Price. All three quarterbacks were highly touted coming out of high school, and Petersen — an accomplished developer of quarterbacks — should be able to turn a perceived weakness into a strength sooner than later.